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package javax.xml.ws;

import java.util.concurrent.Future;


The Dispatch interface provides support for the dynamic invocation of a service endpoint operations. The javax.xml.ws.Service class acts as a factory for the creation of Dispatch instances.
Type parameters:
  • <T> – The type of the message or payload @since 1.6, JAX-WS 2.0
/** The {@code Dispatch} interface provides support * for the dynamic invocation of a service endpoint operations. The * {@code javax.xml.ws.Service} * class acts as a factory for the creation of {@code Dispatch} * instances. * * @param <T> The type of the message or payload * @since 1.6, JAX-WS 2.0 **/
public interface Dispatch<T> extends BindingProvider {
Invoke a service operation synchronously. The client is responsible for ensuring that the msg object when marshalled is formed according to the requirements of the protocol binding in use.
Params:
  • msg – An object that will form the message or payload of the message used to invoke the operation.
Throws:
Returns:The response message or message payload to the operation invocation.
/** Invoke a service operation synchronously. * * The client is responsible for ensuring that the {@code msg} object * when marshalled is formed according to the requirements of the protocol * binding in use. * * @param msg An object that will form the message or payload of * the message used to invoke the operation. * @return The response message or message payload to the * operation invocation. * @throws WebServiceException If a fault occurs during communication with * the service * @throws WebServiceException If there is any error in the configuration of * the {@code Dispatch} instance **/
public T invoke(T msg);
Invoke a service operation asynchronously. The method returns without waiting for the response to the operation invocation, the results of the operation are obtained by polling the returned Response.

The client is responsible for ensuring that the msg object when marshalled is formed according to the requirements of the protocol binding in use.

Params:
  • msg – An object that will form the message or payload of the message used to invoke the operation.
Throws:
Returns:The response message or message payload to the operation invocation.
/** Invoke a service operation asynchronously. The * method returns without waiting for the response to the operation * invocation, the results of the operation are obtained by polling the * returned {@code Response}. * <p> * The client is responsible for ensuring that the {@code msg} object * when marshalled is formed according to the requirements of the protocol * binding in use. * * @param msg An object that will form the message or payload of * the message used to invoke the operation. * @return The response message or message payload to the * operation invocation. * @throws WebServiceException If there is any error in the configuration of * the {@code Dispatch} instance **/
public Response<T> invokeAsync(T msg);
Invoke a service operation asynchronously. The method returns without waiting for the response to the operation invocation, the results of the operation are communicated to the client via the passed in handler.

The client is responsible for ensuring that the msg object when marshalled is formed according to the requirements of the protocol binding in use.

Params:
  • msg – An object that will form the message or payload of the message used to invoke the operation.
  • handler – The handler object that will receive the response to the operation invocation.
Throws:
Returns:A Future object that may be used to check the status of the operation invocation. This object MUST NOT be used to try to obtain the results of the operation - the object returned from Future<?>.get() is implementation dependent and any use of it will result in non-portable behaviour.
/** Invoke a service operation asynchronously. The * method returns without waiting for the response to the operation * invocation, the results of the operation are communicated to the client * via the passed in {@code handler}. * <p> * The client is responsible for ensuring that the {@code msg} object * when marshalled is formed according to the requirements of the protocol * binding in use. * * @param msg An object that will form the message or payload of * the message used to invoke the operation. * @param handler The handler object that will receive the * response to the operation invocation. * @return A {@code Future} object that may be used to check the status * of the operation invocation. This object MUST NOT be used to try to * obtain the results of the operation - the object returned from * {@code Future<?>.get()} is implementation dependent * and any use of it will result in non-portable behaviour. * @throws WebServiceException If there is any error in the configuration of * the {@code Dispatch} instance **/
public Future<?> invokeAsync(T msg, AsyncHandler<T> handler);
Invokes a service operation using the one-way interaction mode. The operation invocation is logically non-blocking, subject to the capabilities of the underlying protocol, no results are returned. When the protocol in use is SOAP/HTTP, this method MUST block until an HTTP response code has been received or an error occurs.

The client is responsible for ensuring that the msg object when marshalled is formed according to the requirements of the protocol binding in use.

Params:
  • msg – An object that will form the message or payload of the message used to invoke the operation.
Throws:
  • WebServiceException – If there is any error in the configuration of the Dispatch instance or if an error occurs during the invocation.
/** Invokes a service operation using the one-way * interaction mode. The operation invocation is logically non-blocking, * subject to the capabilities of the underlying protocol, no results * are returned. When * the protocol in use is SOAP/HTTP, this method MUST block until * an HTTP response code has been received or an error occurs. * <p> * The client is responsible for ensuring that the {@code msg} object * when marshalled is formed according to the requirements of the protocol * binding in use. * * @param msg An object that will form the message or payload of * the message used to invoke the operation. * @throws WebServiceException If there is any error in the configuration of * the {@code Dispatch} instance or if an error occurs during the * invocation. **/
public void invokeOneWay(T msg); }